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A Star Out of Jacob
The word epiphany means a sudden realization or revelation. On this festival of Epiphany, we celebrate the revelation or epiphany of Jesus to the Gentiles, that is, the non-Jews. The magi came from the east to bring presents to Jesus and bowed down and worshipped him. In our Epistle text, Paul further reflects on the…
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A Shelter in Wrath
Happy New Year! It’s a great time to reflect on the previous year and look forward to the year to come. Oftentimes, our thoughts shift to years past. We can think about time, and how it may seem like our best years are behind us.
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Jesus Had to Live
We live in a world whose Christmas joy has begun to subside. While the world is over the Christmas joy, we continue to rejoice as those who know the true joy that Christmas brought into the world. Christ our Savior was born to bring to us salvation. Our Gospel reading today shows us some of…